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Living Within Limits: Ecology, Economics, and Population Taboos
Garrett Hardin
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Description for Living Within Limits: Ecology, Economics, and Population Taboos
Paperback. This book tackles the problem of overpopulation with an honesty and fearlessness that is unrivalled. Hardin suggests radical approaches to overpopulation and considers the consequences. This book is an intellectual feast that will enrage, disturb, and challenge the reader at every page. Num Pages: 352 pages, line figures. BIC Classification: JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 564.
Population is a prominent topic of debate following the world conference at the end of last year. This book tackles the problem of overpopulation with an honesty and fearlessness that is unrivalled, and makes a forceful case for dramatically changing the way we live in, and manage, our world. Hardin suggests radical approaches to overpopulation and points out that the choices are hard, but we must not be afraid to carry out forceful solutions in order to better our world in the future.
Population is a prominent topic of debate following the world conference at the end of last year. This book tackles the problem of overpopulation with an honesty and fearlessness that is unrivalled, and makes a forceful case for dramatically changing the way we live in, and manage, our world. Hardin suggests radical approaches to overpopulation and points out that the choices are hard, but we must not be afraid to carry out forceful solutions in order to better our world in the future.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195093858
SKU
V9780195093858
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Ref
99-23
About Garrett Hardin
Garrett Hardin is Professor Emeritus of Human Ecology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of a number of books about ecology, biology, and ethics.
Reviews for Living Within Limits: Ecology, Economics, and Population Taboos
Wonderfully rich in original ideas and insights... compelling... A rare intellectual feast that challenges, charms, and engages the reader... A book that will be widely read and is bound to be enduringly influential.
Population and Development Review
Population and Development Review